Sentence examples for respectable starts from inspiring English sources

(Manohla Dargis) 'ATL' (PG-13, 103 minutes) A couple of rap stars make respectable starts on acting careers in this tale of black teenagers in Atlanta, despite a script marred by clichés and predictability.

"Two hundred thousand doesn't meet the kind of need, but it's a respectable start," he said.

A.500 record would be a respectable start to a new era.

The Yankees used their regular formula to win: respectable starting pitching and a lot of home runs.

The new Jane Pauley syndicated talk show got off to a respectable start on Monday, the Reuters-Hollywood Reporter said.

A week later, Hans Backe sent out a respectable starting eleven to take on old nemesis Harrisburg City of the USL.

AZ is off to a respectable start in the Dutch Eredivisie, with a win and two draws, and with Altidore scoring four of his club's five goals.

One thing to consider is the importance of making a respectable start and thereby securing a favourable position in the field.

It's a respectable start: ahead of Noah, Darren Aronofsky's own biblical sortie from March this year, in some places (Spain, Hong Kong, Thailand, the Philippines); behind it in others (Mexico, South Korea, Argentina, Australia).

The diminutive singer, whose hair has been cropped short and dyed from its native auburn a shocking ash blonde, is not referring to the fairly respectable starting time of 9pm on a Tuesday.

"I think that what has been shown today is that you can design a car on a fraction of a price that everyone else is paying and have a very respectable start," Branson said.